MORGANTOWN, WV. - Junior forward Yannick Smith (Hillsbrorough, NJ.) scored three goals to lead 25th ranked Old Dominion (1-0) to a 6-0 season opening victory over Houston Baptist (0-2) in the first round of the West Virginia Nike Classic. The Monarchs will play 10th ranked West Virginia Sunday at 5 p.m.

"A good opening win for the Team.We will face a very dynamic WVU on Sunday which will be a real test for our squad."- ODU Head Coach Alan Dawson.

Smith scored his three goals on just four total shots. His first goal came one minute into the match on a break-a-way assist from Tim Hopkinson (Nottingham, England). His second goal came 14:02 in to the first half on an assist from Gideon Asante (Sunyani,Ghana). His third and final goal of the match came midway through the second half on a cross from Ivan Militar (Szeged Hungary).

The last Monarch to score three goals in a game was Steffan Rabben against Bryant University in 2008.
and defeated Bryant 7-0. The last time the Monarchs scored six goals in a match was a 6-0 win over Longwood in 2003.